OOTP10 Suggestions: Drafts

[battists]

This suggestion thread is designed to collect suggestions for the next version of OOTP, on the following topic:

Drafts

Includes
- Features and suggestions related to drafts: inaugural, amateur, Rule 5, expansion

Excludes
- Non-draft stuff

Instructions
We will use this thread to collect suggestions on the above topic. Later on, we hope to present this information back to the community in a way that would allow you to vote and prioritize certain features.

If you would like to participate, here are the rules!

1. Only 1 suggestion per post.
2. Suggestions must be on-topic for the thread.
3. Constructive, non-inflammatory suggestions only.
4. No comments on others' suggestions are necessary. That means, we don't need 15 posts in the thread saying "Great idea!" or "I agree!"
5. Please don't link to other forum threads as your way of making suggestions. ("My suggestion can be found HERE.") If it's important enough to you that you want it in this thread, then it should be important enough to put it in the format I've asked for here!
6. You can certainly post suggestions that conflict with or build upon earlier suggestions.
7. Mockups are welcomed, they really help Markus see what you're interested in accomplishing.

Format for Suggestions

Suggestion
What is your suggestion? Be as specific as possible; include the screen you're talking about, if applicable.

Reason
Why do you think this is important? If this is to correct what you perceive as a problem in OOTP 2007, what is that problem? Be as specific as possible.

Priority
In your opinion, how important is this suggestion?
High (MUST have), Medium (should have), Low (nice to have))


Handy Cut-and-Paste Suggestion Form:

Suggestion


Reason


Priority


Thanks for participating!

Steve

[Commo_Soldier]

Suggestion
Make it so all customized views appear when drafting. I see no point in creating a customized view if I am unable to use it on any screen you're able to select a view.

Reason
Just annoying to create views again for different portions.

Priority
Nice to have

[ovccsteve]

Suggestion
Add a "Draft Log" tab to the Rule 5 Draft.

Reason
There's no clean way that I've found to see the results of the Rule 5 Draft other than wading through the transactions page.

Priority
Nice to have

[Afino]

Suggestion

- Have the league champion automatically draft last in the following season regardless of record

Reason

- Just noticed this in my recent franchise - finished with 109 wins (best record), lost World Series, still picked last. Annoyed me.


Priority

Low - I could live without it and I can always manually change it.

[Raidergoo]

Suggestion
The ability to specify exactly how many players will enter the draft pool from a feeder league.

Reason
Allows for predictability. I'd like to have a full majors, and a 12 team College feeder league like the Cape Cod League. The CCBL operates at a high level, with many people coming out into the draft. This way, I can have a small, high quality feeder league, but have it send 30 prospects to the draft pool.

Priority
Medium

[jmknpk2]

Suggestion
On the draft screen, next to the "Head Scout Recommendation" button, a button for "Someone Else", which chooses the head scout's next best player (and on down the line).

Reason
I like getting the head scouts recommendation, but if I don't want that particular player, I'd like to see who else he would pick.

As the game currently works, sometimes when I keep hitting the head scout recommendation it chooses another, but not always.

Priority
Low - would be nice

[WWBL Commissioner]

Suggestion
When setting draft list for online leagues, once the player is dropped into the list, have the player hidden from the list above.

Reason
When setting up several rounds worth of lists it is difficult to keep wading through players you have already listed. this would make the feature much easier to use

Priority
High- this problem slowed our draft and made several GM's not want to use the feature

[daveawrit]

Suggestion
I know, it gets asked every year, but it would be awesome to add a supplemental round to the draft for free agent compensation.

Reason
My favorite way to play this game is to sim about 20-30 years and take over an expansion franchise. One of the best ways to build up one of these teams is to trade for Type A free agents at the trading deadline so you only have to pay 2 months of their salary, and then you can be compensated with an extra pick in the draft. However, currently if a team in the first half of the draft signs the player... you get nothing. It makes the process of stockpiling young talent very frustrating.

Priority
Medium.. like I said I know it gets asked every year and it is probably very difficult to code, but I would be a fantastic addition to what is already my favorite sports game.

[Raidergoo]

Suggestion
Signing bonus demands for top level talent in draft pool.

Reason
Realism. It was in 6.12, too.

Priority
Low

[Cryomaniac]

Suggestion
Allow one draft pool to be used by 2 different leagues.

Reason
I don't know about baseball, but the NFL / AFL had this kind of system before the merger, and it would be cool for certain fictional leagues

Priority
Fairly low

[koohead]

Suggestion

the current draft screen shows a running count of how many players of each position are within the organization. It would be helpful to be able to change that display to show a certain teams roster makeup.

Reason

After 20 rounds of picks I often lose track of how many rookie SP's I've drafted. If i could quickly see on the draft screen how many SP's are currently on my Rookie level minor league team, it would help me plan my next draft pick


Priority

Low

[koohead]

Suggestion
Be able to ask the scout for a particular position.

Reason
Similar to the "Ask for someone else choice" this would allow me to ask the scout for a specific position if I felt I really wanted an OF with my next pick


Priority

low...probably I'm the only one lazy enough to need this.l

[ovccsteve]

Originally Posted by koohead

Suggestion
Be able to ask the scout for a particular position.

Reason
Similar to the "Ask for someone else choice" this would allow me to ask the scout for a specific position if I felt I really wanted an OF with my next pick


Priority

low...probably I'm the only one lazy enough to need this.l

you're not the only one. Ditto this suggestion.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Suggestion
Signing bonus demands for top level talent in draft pool.

Reason
Realism. It was in 6.12, too.

Priority
Low

I want to expand upon the reasons which justify the above suggestion. But in keeping with the required format:

SUGGESTION
Signing bonuses for drafted amateur players (and for pro players too).


REASON
Signing bonuses for amateur players are actually quite important. It was, and still is, a considerable portion of a major league club's expenditures. Due to the rise in signing bonuses overall, less wealthy teams are finding it more difficult to pursue their desired draft picks because they likely can't afford the asked signing bonus.

There's another financial managing aspect as well. Drafted players signed to minor league contracts have their salaries tightly controlled by the Major League Rules; clubs can only pay players what the rules specify regardless of the level of their selection in the draft. Thus the only way to "reward" a player for signing with one's team is by offering a signing bonus as these are not subject to rule limitations.

The one other alternative is to offer a drafted player a major league contract; a player signed to one of these is not subject to any salary limitations, and thus the club can pay whatever amount of salary it wants to the player. The drawback is that the drafted player is now on the 40-man major league roster right away, and thus will likely get quite a bit less time in the minors to develop and gain experience.

These same kinds of choices should be available to players in OOTP.


PRIORITY
High.

[injury log]

Suggestion

Produce a Baseball America Top 50/100/200 (whatever) Draft Prospects list.

Reason

It happens in real life (top 200). In leagues with scouting enabled, having an independent opinion from BA would help players confirm they are selecting decent prospects with their early picks. The game currently (often) sends a list of the top 10 draft prospects in the news message announcing the draft, but it's normally very inaccurate -- in real life, BA will normally peg the top few prospects pretty much the same way as any team scout. Of course, if a BA top prospects list is generated, it should also have inaccuracies, particualrly after the top ten or so, but it should at least separate most of the top talent from the rest.

Priority

Low.

[bp_]

Suggestion
Allow a commish to set a draft spot or multiple draft spots to "no team" in each round

Reason
This could be an easy work around for sandwich picks that people would like provided the commish of a league is willing to do the work to manually enter the picks in their sandwich rounds.

Priority
Medium

[Tony M]

Suggestion

Make drafted players go to a DFA style list where they can't join the minors until a contract has been signed, and have a definable draft signing date after which players go back to college/high school

Reason

Players drafted can refuse to sign with the team that drafted them in real life and then re-enter the draft the following year

Priority

High

[ovccsteve]

Suggestion:
Add Batting and Pitching Stats option to the possible views for the Rookie Draft


Reason
If you're using feeder leagues, it can be useful info, especially in the mid to later rounds to differentiate between all the 20's.

Priority
Low. You can create it yourself, but having it there already would be more convenient.

[jmknpk2]

Suggestion
For online league draft list entry, have the number sequence go down, then across rather than across, then down.
E.g.
1. ___ 10. ___ ...
2. ___ 11. ___ ...
3. ___ 12. ___ ...
...

Reason
Easier to read, easier to manipulate.

Priority
low

[jmknpk2]

Suggestion
For online league draft list, have the default "And" vs. "Or" selection be "Or".

Reason
The majority of draft picks will be "Or", with the "And" being needed relatively rarely.

Priority
low